scrabbled

scrabbled
scrab·bled (skrăbʹəld) adj.
Covered with sparse vegetation; scrubby: “We can stand... and look out toward the scrabbled, snow-covered mountains in the west” (Russell Banks).

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  • scrabbled — scrab·ble || skræbl n. scribble, scrawl; scratch, scrape; scramble, struggle v. scribble, scrawl; scratch, abrade. scrape; struggle, scramble; snatch, grope …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • scrabble — UK [ˈskræb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms scrabble : present tense I/you/we/they scrabble he/she/it scrabbles present participle scrabbling past tense scrabbled past participle scrabbled a) to make a lot of small quick movements with… …   English dictionary

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  • Scrabble — Scrab ble (skr[a^]b b l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrabbling}.] [Freq. of scrape. Cf. {Scramble}, {Scrawl}, v. t.] 1. To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scrabbling — Scrabble Scrab ble (skr[a^]b b l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrabbling}.] [Freq. of scrape. Cf. {Scramble}, {Scrawl}, v. t.] 1. To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scrabble — scrab|ble [ skræbl ] verb intransitive to make a lot of small quick movements with your fingers, especially when you are trying to find something you cannot see: scrabble for: She scrabbled feverishly for her keys in the tall grass. a. if an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Scrab|ble — «SKRAB uhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to scratch or scrape about, as with hands or claws; scramble: »to scrabble up a sandbank. She scrabbled among the papers (H. G. Wells). 2. to struggle or scramble feverishly or desperately: »to… …   Useful english dictionary

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